Pricing and the Condition Technique in SAP ERP

Wrap your head around pricing and the condition technique with this nuts-and-bolts guide! First become versed in the fundamentals: condition types, master data settings, and condition lists. Then employ standard configurations, from condition records to pricing in sales documents. Use function modules, deploy user exits, and create custom workarounds to pick the right price for your products! Fundamentals: Walk step by step through the essential elements of the condition technique and see how condition records, tables, and types form the basis of your calculation. Then set up condition master data and filter condition records with condition lists. Standard Configuration: Learn to create a condition table and access sequence, maintain a release status, handle pricing in sales documents, and determine taxes. Advanced Techniques: Want to implement data determination via the condition technique? Handle freight surcharges? Add a second or third subtotal field? Kick your pricing practices up a notch with advanced techniques! Highlights: Condition technique Pricing SAP ERP Materials Management (MM) Sales and Distribution (SD) Master data Function modules User exits Configuration Performance and testing Rebate processing

Table of Contents:
Preface by Manfred Hirn Preface by Werner Herhuth Preface by Ursula Becker Introduction History of the Pricing and the Condition Technique How Will This Book Help You? What Is the Structure of the Book? Who Is the Target Audience of the Book? Note on the Examples in this Book Foundations Application Areas and Elements of the Condition Technique Condition Records Application Areas (Using Condition Tables) Selected Application Areas (Usages) Applications of the Condition Technique Elements of the Condition Technique Field Catalog and Communication Structures Condition Tables Access Sequences Condition Types Condition Master Data Determination Procedures Determination Analysis Requirements The Complete Process at a Glance Summary Pricing Condition Master Data Condition Maintenance via Condition Type Condition Maintenance via Area Menu Condition Maintenance via Index Agreements Price Agreements Summary Condition Lists Pricing Reports Worklists for the Internal Sales Representative Role Net Price List Performance-Optimized Price List Summary Standard Configuration Pricing Configuration Implementation of an Initial Customer-Specific Scenario Elements of Pricing in Detail Customer-Specific Adaptations and Customer Namespaces Example for the Implementation of Complex Pricing Scenarios Configurable Parameters and Formulas Interface to Profitability Analysis Summary Working with Condition Records Release Status Mass Change/Mass Creation with Template Copying Condition Records Condition Maintenance via Area Menus Other Functionalities in Condition Maintenance Summary Pricing in the Sales Document The Item Conditions Screen Header Conditions Screen Predefined Price Elements in the Item Overview Screen Price Agreements Pricing During Creation of Documents with Reference Pricing for Special Billing Scenarios Summary Special Functions in Pricing Group Conditions Condition Exclusion Condition Update Tax Determination in Sales Free Goods in Sales Cost of Sales Currency Conversion in Sales Print Formatting of the Pricing Result Summary Pricing Procedures and Condition Types in Sales and Distribution Selected Pricing Procedures Selected Condition Types of the Standard Pricing Procedures Summary Advanced Techniques, Tips, and Tricks Special Features of the Condition Technique in Pricing Interfaces, Tables, and Interrelationships Data Determination via Condition Technique Fields with Multiple Values Summary Important Programs for Pricing The PRICING Function Module The PRICING_COMPLETE Function Module The PRICING_COPY Function Module Data Storage of the Pricing Result in Clustered Table KONV The PRICING_REFRESH Function Module Dialog Connection/Other Function Modules Relationship of Tables and Structures Summary System Adaptation Using Requirements, Formulas, and User Exits Pricing Types Requirements An Example Using Formulas Formulas for Pricing Conditions Special Logic for Pricing Type F in Routine XKOM_BEWERTEN Pricing Result in KOMP Control Flag XKOMV-KSTEU User Exits Enhancement of KONV Performance Aspects Error Messages/Error Handling Summary Typical Practice Demands on Pricing and Their Solutions Budgeting Requirements Why Is the Condition Not Found? Rounding Prices with More Than Two Decimal Places Handling Freight Surcharges Authorizations for the Pricing Screen Adding Subtotal Fields Date-Dependent Maintenance of Master Data Fields Copied Conditions and Subsequent Quantity Changes Increased Prices in Returns and Credit Notes Key Figures for Reporting and Analysis Condition Record Depending Requirements Summary Pricing in Selected Applications Pricing in Sales Orders Pricing in Billing Documents Pricing in Purchase Orders Pricing in Accounting Tax Determination in Accounting Pricing in Transport Management (Shipment Cost Calculation) Summary Performance and Testing SAP Table Buffering Prestep Conditions and Access Optimization Field Sequence in the Condition Tables Usage of Requirements Group Conditions and Formulas Peculiarities in Sales Order and Billing Document Analytical Tools Testing Summary Rebate Processing in Sales Rebate Processing in Sales Overview of Rebate Processing Elements of Rebate Processing in Detail Extended Rebate Processing System Adaptation in Rebate Processing Typical Practice Demands Summary Appendices Condition Type Profiles The Authors

About the Author :
Dr. Ursula Becker has been the development architect responsible for the pricing functionality in SAP ERP since 2009. She studied physics and astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and joined SAP in 1998, after completing her doctorate and two years of research. In the following years she worked in support before moving on to development--with a focus on pricing, billing, and rebate processing. She has also worked in the areas of SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) and SAP Business ByDesign.